Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qaqay

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qaqay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaqaj/, /ʔaʔaj/

Noun

*qaqay

1. leg, foot (part of body)

Related terms

• *waqay

Descendants

• Calamian Tagbanwa: kakay
• Cia-Cia: 까께 (kkakke)
• Proto-Malayic: *kaki
  • Brunei Malay: kaki
  • Malay: kaki
    • Indonesian: kaki
    • → Acehnese: gaki
    • → Banjarese: kaki
    • → Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)
• Moken: kakai, kakay
• Nias: ahe
• Yapese: qaay

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaqay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*qaqay”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary